hips.
“Well, her arms are too long, for one.”
“What—?”
“And the angle of her head is
all wrong, she looks like she’s trying to lay down—rather
awkwardly—instead of read.” He put actions to his words,
titling sideways a bit.
“Her head is fine!” I near enough bellowed.
“Yeah, I agree with Emma.” Elton came to my defense.
“I think she captured the beauty of Hannah perfectly.”
“Yes, so you said.” Chase smirked. “You
think she’s the best painter ever.”
Ugh.
“Well, it’s obvious you don’t
think I’m the best painter. Is there anything else you
wanted to add?”
He grinned and looked again at the painting again. “Nope,
the arms and the head just about cover it. Other than that it
is a very nice attempt at Hannah’s portrait. Very good,
Emma.”
“Thanks.” I raised my eyebrow and Chase laughed.
Elton must’ve really thought Chase was rude. “You
know what. I think it’s so good I’m going to get it
framed for you, Emma. That way you can always see how perfect
your painting is.”
The last thing I wanted was to look at that picture hung on the wall
somewhere every day. “No, don’t worry about it.
It’s a wonderful thought and thank you for thinking of it, but
really, don’t worry about it. Hannah and I were just
messing around anyway. It’s no big deal.”
“Are you sure? My aunt owns a framing shop here in town.
It’s she looks so beautiful—I think Hannah deserves to be
framed.”
Chase choked down a chuckle. I glared at him.
Just
because Chase can’t appreciate it, doesn’t mean he has to
ruin it for everyone else.
“Well, thank you, Elton.” I smiled smugly at
Chase. “You are a great guy.”
Unlike some
other people I know.
“You know what we should do Emma, now that we have these two
guys here?” exclaimed Hannah as she stepped forward, thankfully
changing the subject. “We should have them add to our
collection we’ve been working on.”
It’s perfect.
“What a great idea!”
“What collection?” asked Elton.
Chase laughed and shook his head. “There is no way I’m
going to get roped into one of your crazy schemes Emma, so you can
count me out.”
“Well, for your information, Chase, our collection just happens
to be a very uneventful and completely entertaining assortment of
cheesy pickup lines we have heard over the years.”
“What in the—?”
“But, I understand perfectly, if you are too stuffy for pick up
lines. Don’t worry; I’m sure we can get all the
help we need from Elton,” I said as I straightened up my
paintbrushes on the small table beside the portrait.
“Yes, Elton!” Hannah walked over to him. “I’m
sure you know some great pickup lines.”
“Actually, I’ll have to think about it, but yeah, I’m
sure I can come up with a few.”
“See, I knew you’d be
cool enough to have some,” I responded to Elton while I looked
right at Chase, challengingly.
He seemed completely unaffected as he handed over a paintbrush I’d
missed. “So what’s this collection for?” he asked.
“Any reason you’re collecting them?”
Hannah smiled as Chase looked up. “It’s something
I’ve been doing for a while now, just for fun. It wasn’t
until I brought my notebook, with my collection, over last night,
that Emma helped me add a whole lot more.”
“I can’t
“Well, her arms are too long, for one.”
“What—?”
“And the angle of her head is
all wrong, she looks like she’s trying to lay down—rather
awkwardly—instead of read.” He put actions to his words,
titling sideways a bit.
“Her head is fine!” I near enough bellowed.
“Yeah, I agree with Emma.” Elton came to my defense.
“I think she captured the beauty of Hannah perfectly.”
“Yes, so you said.” Chase smirked. “You
think she’s the best painter ever.”
Ugh.
“Well, it’s obvious you don’t
think I’m the best painter. Is there anything else you
wanted to add?”
He grinned and looked again at the painting again. “Nope,
the arms and the head just about cover it. Other than that it
is a very nice attempt at Hannah’s portrait. Very good,
Emma.”
“Thanks.” I raised my eyebrow and Chase laughed.
Elton must’ve really thought Chase was rude. “You
know what. I think it’s so good I’m going to get it
framed for you, Emma. That way you can always see how perfect
your painting is.”
The last thing I wanted was to look at that picture hung on the wall
somewhere every day. “No, don’t worry about it.
It’s a wonderful thought and thank you for thinking of it, but
really, don’t worry about it. Hannah and I were just
messing around anyway. It’s no big deal.”
“Are you sure? My aunt owns a framing shop here in town.
It’s she looks so beautiful—I think Hannah deserves to be
framed.”
Chase choked down a chuckle. I glared at him.
Just
because Chase can’t appreciate it, doesn’t mean he has to
ruin it for everyone else.
“Well, thank you, Elton.” I smiled smugly at
Chase. “You are a great guy.”
Unlike some
other people I know.
“You know what we should do Emma, now that we have these two
guys here?” exclaimed Hannah as she stepped forward, thankfully
changing the subject. “We should have them add to our
collection we’ve been working on.”
It’s perfect.
“What a great idea!”
“What collection?” asked Elton.
Chase laughed and shook his head. “There is no way I’m
going to get roped into one of your crazy schemes Emma, so you can
count me out.”
“Well, for your information, Chase, our collection just happens
to be a very uneventful and completely entertaining assortment of
cheesy pickup lines we have heard over the years.”
“What in the—?”
“But, I understand perfectly, if you are too stuffy for pick up
lines. Don’t worry; I’m sure we can get all the
help we need from Elton,” I said as I straightened up my
paintbrushes on the small table beside the portrait.
“Yes, Elton!” Hannah walked over to him. “I’m
sure you know some great pickup lines.”
“Actually, I’ll have to think about it, but yeah, I’m
sure I can come up with a few.”
“See, I knew you’d be
cool enough to have some,” I responded to Elton while I looked
right at Chase, challengingly.
He seemed completely unaffected as he handed over a paintbrush I’d
missed. “So what’s this collection for?” he asked.
“Any reason you’re collecting them?”
Hannah smiled as Chase looked up. “It’s something
I’ve been doing for a while now, just for fun. It wasn’t
until I brought my notebook, with my collection, over last night,
that Emma helped me add a whole lot more.”
“I can’t
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